Ann Elder
Ann Elder | |
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Elder with Ross Martin in an episode of The Wild Wild West | |
Born | Anna Velders (1942-09-21) September 21, 1942 (age 82) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, actress |
Years active | 1965–1980 |
Ann Elder (born Anna Velders; September 21, 1942, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American actress, producer and screenwriter.
Career
Elder won Emmy Awards for comedy writing, including one for co-writing Lily Tomlin's 1974 CBS special. She co-wrote Mitzi Gaynor's 1960s NBC specials and wrote for the Vicki Lawrence comedy series Mama's Family. As an actress, Elder made guest appearances on several 1960s television series including The Farmer's Daughter, Death Valley Days, Ben Casey, The Wild Wild West, The Smothers Brothers Show, Get Smart, McHale's Navy and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
In 1970, Elder became a regular cast member of NBC's Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, remaining with the hit comedy hour for two seasons. She was also seen twice on the ABC comedy anthology Love, American Style, and in an episode of The Odd Couple. Elder appeared occasionally on the CBS daytime game show Match Game during its 1970s run. Her film appearances include Don't Make Waves and For Singles Only. In 1973, Elder contributed to an album on the Hidden Records label titled The Watergate Comedy Hour, which also featured Jack Burns, Avery Schreiber, and Fannie Flagg.
In 1980, HBO hired her as the producer of their first independent production, a satirical election special called A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House, hosted by Steve Allen and with Paul Krassner as head writer.[1]
References
- ^ Krassner, Paul (September 22, 2012). Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counterculture. Soft Skull Press. pp. 311–312. ISBN 978-1593765033. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
External links
- Ann Elder at IMDb
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- Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell (1971)
- Anne Howard Bailey (1972)
- Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor (1973)
- Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren, and George Yanok (1974)
- John Bradford, Cy Coleman, and Robert Wells (1975)
- Ann Elder, Christopher Guest, Lorne Michaels, Earl Pomerantz, Jim Rusk, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren, and George Yanok (1976)
- Buz Kohan and Ted Strauss (1977)
- Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Charles Grodin, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, Lily Tomlin, and Alan Zweibel (1978)
- Chris Rock (2009)
- Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (2010)
- Dave Boone, Matt Roberts, and Mo Rocca (2011)
- Louis C.K. (2012)
- Louis C.K. (2013)
- Sarah Silverman (2014)
- Louis C.K. (2015)
- Patton Oswalt (2016)
- Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Jo Miller, and Melinda Taub (2017)
- John Mulaney (2018)
- Hannah Gadsby (2019)
- Dave Chappelle (2020)
- Bo Burnham (2021)
- Jerrod Carmichael (2022)
- John Mulaney (2023)
- Alex Edelman (2024)